Easy Homemade Smash Chicken Burgers Recipe
A delicious chicken burger made with juicy chicken patties, crisp lettuce, pickled carrots, crispy onions all in a fresh burger bun.
Servings: 5 people
Ingredients
- 1 kilogramm chicken minced or chopped finely, see note 1
- 5 burger buns
- 10 cheese slices
- crispy onion rings for topping
- 1 small onion blended
- salt to taste
Mixed Spices
- 2 teaspoons black, white and red peppercorns mixed
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ fenugreek
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
Burger Sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon mustard
- a pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all the spices and grind in a coffee grinder.
- Add the spices to the chicken and mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Wet your hands and form about 10 equal balls from the mixture.
- Flatten the balls slightly and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Place in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes. About 15 minutes in the fridge or 5 in the freezer.
- In a large pan with some vegetable oil and over medium heat, place one of the patties in the hot pan. Place a small square of baking paper on top of the patty and use a round wide object to flatten or smash the patty. Cook for about 3 minutes.
- Flip the patty over when it has some colour and then place a slice of cheese on the browned cooked side. Cook for another 2-3 minutes. Repeat for all patties and set aside.
- Toast the buns and spread some of the burger sauce on one half of the bun.
- Add the lettuce, two of the patties, the pickled carrots, and then the crispy onions on top.
- Place the other half of the burger bun. Serve with fries and the rest of the onions rings.
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Notes
- For theses smashed burger patties, a mix of chicken thighs and breast was used in a ratio of 1:1. The chicken bits were cut into pieces and then chopped further with a very sharp knife.